The Indiana House of Representatives approved Senate Bills 224 and 225 introduced by Senate President Pro Tem David Long outlining
details of the state’s call for a Constitutional Convention. The legislation returns to the Senate with some changes.

House Bill 1006, which is the first comprehensive overhaul of Indiana’s felony statutes in 35 years, was passed by the
full Senate Wednesday and returned to the House of Representatives with amendments.

With a vote along party lines, a pair of bills outlining the selection and duties of delegates to an Article V Constitutional
Convention cleared their first hurdle in the Indiana House of Representatives.

A proposal to expand Indiana’s school voucher program moved to the full Senate on Tuesday, but not before opponents
said the unknown costs and impact of the bill amounted to a fiscal cliff for the state and a bailout of private religious
schools.

Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, on Thursday signaled he supported a boost in funding for the Odyssey
case management system and other court technology functions, after proposed funding was reduced in the House budget plan.

Nearly every county seat in Indiana could benefit from a bill promoting historic courthouse renovation and maintenance projects.
Only problem is, when lawmakers passed the legislation through the Senate they stripped out the money for it.

State Sen. Jim Merritt wanted to help an eastside Indianapolis church gain possession of some long-abandoned, derelict houses,
tear them down and establish a neighborhood park. But it turned out there wasn’t much the law allowed the church to
do.

Indiana and other states against same-sex marriage appeared to make a strong impression on the U.S. Supreme Court justices
Tuesday, Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher said after watching arguments in Washington.

A public spat between the Legislature and governor’s office over tax cuts has become an overarching issue, but Indiana
Speaker of the House Brian Bosma said the state should be focusing on job creation.

The Indiana Senate passed several House bills Tuesday, including legislation expanding when a person can participate in a
problem-solving court program. The House of Representatives returned bills on children in need of services petitions and prosecutor
pensions back to the Senate.

Proposed changes to the panel that recommends judges for the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals advanced to the House
floor Monday, but not before some lawmakers said they reserved judgment on whether the measure was constitutional.